Li Mingyu looked very excited and said, "I am very excited. This feeling is the happiest moment in a football player's life. I have fulfilled my childhood dream."
World Cup champion, World Cup Golden Ball, World Cup Golden Boot, the Best FIFA Men's Player, Ballon d'Or, within a month, Li Mingyu won all the top honors a player can get.
This should be the first star in history to collect these five honors.
Because since 1990, World Cup Golden Boot and World Cup Golden Ball have not been the same.
Li Mingyu also became the first person in history.
David Ginola nodded and said, "You deserve this. Your performance in World Cup is simply perfect. There is no young player as good as you in the history of World Cup. Come, come back to the venue with me!"
David Ginola held Li Mingyu's shoulders and walked together from the red carpet on the viewing platform to the passage leading below.
As they walked, David Ginola said jokingly, "Li, it seems that you did not bring England's comfortable weather to Paris. The wind today is really too strong. Please check for me and make sure my hair is not messed up!"
Li Mingyu pretended to look at it and said seriously, "Mr. Jinola, your hairstyle is as cool as mine!"
David Ginola laughed loudly and had a good impression of this handsome young man. After all, everyone is handsome!
There were many media and some fans who were specially selected to be let in on the viewing platform. When they saw Li Mingyu, they couldn't help but scream.
Li Mingyu waved to them very gentlemanly, flashed the Ballon d'Or in his hand, and received another burst of cheers.
Back at the venue, Li Mingyu held Ballon d'Or in one hand and walked in with a smile.
All the guests in the audience stood up and gave this young man warm applause.
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo also stood up and looked at their juniors with smiles on their faces.
A year ago, Li Mingyu, who had just debuted, showed his talent for the first time, but Cristiano Ronaldo did not take him seriously.
After all, there are too many talented young people in this world, and several super geniuses emerge every year.
But not many people can truly embark on the road to stardom.
Talent is talent, and those who can fully realize their talents are the real stars.
Just look at Neymar. When he first debuted, he was regarded as the savior of Brazil by all Brazil. But ten years later, although Neymar is still a top star, he is far behind Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Mbappe and Haaland were at their peak when they debuted, scoring goals like chopping melons and vegetables, but it remains to be seen whether they can maintain this level in the future.
But Li Mingyu, in two years, has fully demonstrated its abilities. Even when Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi were at their peak, they dare not say that they can steadily suppress Li Mingyu.
No one dares to say what the future of Mbappe and Haaland will be like, but Li Mingyu is already at the pinnacle of world football.
Li Mingyu came to the award podium. I don't know why they asked Ronaldo to do it, and they didn't need him to present the award.
Ronaldo had already returned to his position, smiling at the player he was very optimistic about.
Li Mingyu came to where Ronaldo was standing just now, placed Ballon d'Or on the glass table, and nodded to the applauding guests in the audience.
"Welcome to Paris, Li, today is a very important day for you. I seem to have seen your family!" David Ginola smiled and pointed to the position of Bella and Catherine under the stage.
The camera immediately followed him. Catherine, who had a hint of shyness on his face, waved to the camera, and Bella, whose mouth corners were slightly raised, once again showed everyone a charming smile.
Li Mingyu smiled slightly and said, "Yes, my cousin and my... um, girlfriend!"
When Catherine heard that Li Mingyu admitted that she was his girlfriend in public, his little face turned red with excitement, and his loving eyes were glued to Li Mingyu's body.
Bella on the side looked at his "dumb" cousin with some surprise. He didn't expect him to be so good, and showed a narrow smile again.
Li Mingyu's parents, who were watching the live broadcast of Spain Barcelona, also smiled with relief when they saw this scene.
Catherine is a girl who is very popular with Li Mingyu's parents. England is a socialite and has a good family background. The most important thing is that Bella knows her very well and told Li Mingyu's parents about her temperament and temperament, which makes them feel at ease a lot.
David Ginola first thanked the stars for being able to come to the scene. Sitting in the first row were all the world's top stars and retired celebrities. Every single person's name was a legendary story.
"Li, this evening belongs to you. What do you want to say to everyone?"
Li Mingyu said seriously, "This is a very crazy night. I am very happy. For me, this is just like a dream. I am very satisfied. It is my childhood dream to get Ballon d'Or. Every year, every season, this is the most coveted award for every player. This year, I got it. Thank you everyone!"
Ballon d'Or's award ceremony is not as luxurious and cumbersome as FIFA's award ceremony. It has only one purpose, which is to award Ballon d'Or.
After Li Mingyu gave his acceptance speech, David Ginola invited the head coaches of Barcelona, Manchester City and Spain National Team respectively, and asked them to evaluate Li Mingyu respectively.
Koeman looked at Li Mingyu with regretful eyes. Originally, he wanted to build an undefeated battleship for Barcelona around Li Mingyu for ten years, but the team's financial situation was too bad, so he could only give up the future of their team in exchange for the current survival funds.
Koeman's praise for Li Mingyu comes from the bottom of his heart. It can be said that Koeman is Li Mingyu's boss. It was Koeman who transferred Li Mingyu from the youth team to the first team, and chose to trust this young man at the critical moment.
As a result, Li Mingyu lived up to the expectations of Koeman and soared into the sky.
Guardiola, the head coach of Manchester City, looked proud.
Bringing Li Mingyu to Etihad Stadium is the most proud transfer Guardiola has made in his life.
The arrival of Li Mingyu has brought about a radical change in Manchester City.
Although the top midfielder De Bruyne has been lost, Li Mingyu, which is more suitable for Manchester City, is even more handy for Guardiola.
Guardiola's evaluation of Li Mingyu is very simple. He just said that Li Mingyu can lead Manchester City to change the entire football world.
Although Guardiola's words are very arrogant, after watching Li Mingyu World Cup's performance, no one will have any doubts about Li Mingyu.
And Enrique's praise for Li Mingyu is really boring to listen to.
It can be said that before Li Mingyu entered the national team, Enrique's Spain National Team almost couldn't even enter the 2022 World Cup.
Enrique is also on the verge of ending get out of class.
The emergence of Li Mingyu completely saved Enrique. World Cup Qualifiers's four consecutive victories plus two consecutive victories in friendly matches, plus World Cup's seven consecutive victories. Winning streak, after Li Mingyu came to the national team, a record of thirteen consecutive victories allowed Spain National Team to return to the world's number one throne after the end of World Cup.
Since 2015, Spain has lost the number one position in the world that they had held for six years.
This year, Spain finally returned to the top of the list.
As the head coach of Spain National Team, Enrique has not only enhanced and consolidated his reputation, but also made a lot of money financially.
Therefore, I am very grateful to Li Mingyu and Enrique. After all, Spain National Team's future achievements will still depend on Li Mingyu!
The three head coaches finished praising Li Mingyu, and then Manchester City's chairman Kalduun Al Mubarak was also invited to the stands.
At the beginning of this season, Kalduin Al-Mubarak brought Li Mingyu to Manchester City with a huge sum of 300 million euros, which caused heated discussions.
Because Li Mingyu was seriously injured at the time, no one knew whether he would be able to return to his peak after recovering from the injury.
Kalduun Al Mubarak's huge bet made Manchester City a laughing stock.
And Li Mingyu also carries the joking title "Mr. 300 Million".
But today, everyone looks at Mubarak with admiration.
Three hundred million euros, so worth it.
After World Cup, Li Mingyu's net worth also skyrocketed.
According to the transfer intention given by the German media, Li Mingyu's current worth should be around 400 million.
However, when Li Mingyu signed Manchester City, the liquidated damages given by Manchester City were 500 million euros.
The hidden benefits Li Mingyu brought to Manchester City have already made Manchester City a lot of money.
In just half a year, according to incomplete statistics, Manchester City has already earned 100 million euros from Li Mingyu.
Li Mingyu is now like a money-attracting beast, attracting the world's attention to him.
Li Mingyu's manager Andrew feels that if he were not a distant relative of Li Mingyu, Li Mingyu would have been snatched away by others.
After Mubarak's speech, David Ginola conducted interviews with several Manchester City celebrities.
At the end of this event, from the first Ballon d'Or winner in 1956, Matthews, to 2022, Li Mingyu's name and photo will forever remain in the history of Ballon d'Or.
After Ballon d'Or ended, Li Mingyu declined the dinner arranged by the organizing committee and rushed to the airport with Bella and Catherine.
A luxury private jet is parked there.
This is the private jet of Manchester City Chairman Mubarak. Knowing that Li Mingyu would rush back to Spain today to spend the Spring Festival with his family, Mubarak lent his private jet to Li Mingyu.
Finally, before 12 o'clock, Li Mingyu returned to Barcelona's home with Bella and Catherine.
The arrival of Catherine made Li Mingyu's parents very happy.
Catherine also came to Barcelona for the first time. She also found it very interesting to be able to participate in Spain's New Year.
Amidst the sound of fireworks, Li Mingyu and Catherine hugged each other. Looking at the fireworks in the sky, Li Mingyu said softly, "See you in 2022, and welcome you in 2023!"
Early the next morning, Li Mingyu took Bella and Catherine back to Manchester on a private plane.
That night, there was a EFL Cup game to be played, and the team they faced was a strong Premier League team that Li Mingyu had not yet encountered in the league - Liverpool.
This game was played at Anfield Stadium, the home ground of Liverpool.
This is also the first time Li Mingyu comes to the famous Anfield Stadium.
The Reds Liverpool has won the championship of UEFA Champions League for two consecutive years.
Liverpool, led by Klopp, poses a powerful threat to Manchester City.
In this World Cup, the stars of the Liverpool team performed very well in the game.
Portugal National Team's Jota has already shown super strength, so there should be no problems taking over from Cristiano Ronaldo.
Senegal forward Mane, in World Cup, although he failed to help Senegal enter the knockout round, Mane scored goals in the three games and performed very well.
Egypt Pharaoh Salah, not to mention Egypt National Team's backbone.
The midfield and backfield stars also performed brilliantly in World Cup.
The current Liverpool team is very strong.
Some experts predict whether Manchester City can dominate Premier League this year, and Liverpool will need to test the quality of Manchester City.
However, since Li Mingyu's wonderful performance in World Cup, no one has said this anymore.
However, the two teams that have not met in the league will now compete in EFL Cup.
According to Guardiola's idea, he originally planned to give up this year's EFL Cup, because he had already won the EFL Cup championship for two years. This championship no longer mattered to him. Even FA Cup, he was ready to give up.
After all, this year's schedule is already intensive enough. World Cup's games have consumed a lot of physical energy for many players. This kind of cup competition is no longer necessary for Manchester City.
This year Manchester City's goals are only the league championship and Champions League championship.
The Champions League championship is ranked first. Even if the league championship is not won, the Champions League championship must be obtained.
However, Li Mingyu has just come to England and has not yet received EFL Cup, so he requested to play in this game.
Guardiola looked at Li Mingyu who spoke righteously and felt a little headache, but in the end he agreed to go all out in this cup match.
January 1, 2023, although today is also the New Year for England, at night, football is still their first choice.
On the first day of the New Year, Anfield Stadium was already crowded with people outside.
Every fan wants to see the performance of this year's the Best FIFA Men's Player and Ballon d'Or winners, but the Anfield Stadium, which can accommodate 54,074 people, really cannot accommodate so many people.
Fans without tickets can only watch the big screen in the square outside the stadium in the cold wind, or go to a nearby bar in twos and threes to have a drink and talk.
An ordinary EFL Cup game attracted the attention of fans all over the UK and even the world.
Just because of one person.
Li Mingyu.